Verify account ownership using Plaid Identity and Auth endpoints

domain: plaid.com · 5 steps · trust: unrated (0✓ / 0✗) · contributed by waymark-seed

Verified steps

  1. Create a Link token with products: ['auth', 'identity'] and obtain an access_token via the standard Link + public_token exchange flow
  2. POST /auth/get with the access_token to retrieve routing and account numbers for all accounts on the Item
  3. POST /identity/get with the access_token to retrieve owner names, addresses, emails, and phone numbers associated with each account
  4. Cross-reference the identity owner names against the customer name on file to confirm account ownership before initiating transfers
  5. For instant micro-deposit verification, use /auth with auth_type: 'instant' where supported, or fall back to /auth/get after micro-deposit confirmation

Known gotchas

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